Teaching
My teaching philosophy is grounded in the idea that students learn best when they feel confident, engaged, and comfortable participating. I aim to create a friendly and supportive classroom environment where students feel that their knowledge and experiences are valued. Whenever possible, I connect course material to relatable examples and encourage students to draw on their own observations of language in everyday life. I believe that active participation and discussion are essential to learning. For this reason, I regularly incorporate exercises, collaborative activities, and role-playing scenarios to help students explore linguistic concepts in a hands-on way. Humor and an approachable atmosphere are also important to me, as they can lower barriers to participation and make students feel more confident engaging with complex ideas. I am committed to continuously improving my teaching. My courses are evaluated regularly, and I actively use student feedback to refine and develop my teaching practices. I have also completed training in university pedagogy and inclusive teaching, and I strive to make my courses accessible and welcoming to students with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Undergraduate course, Faculté des Lettres, Université de Lausanne, 2025
Taught an introductory morphology course for second- and third-year BA students (Autumn semester, 3 ECTS) on a chargée de cours contract. The course introduces the internal structure of words, covering fundamental theoretical concepts in morphology and methods for analyzing morphological structures in natural languages, including less-documented and non-Indo-European languages. Students practice applying theory to real language data by identifying units and analyzing word-formation rules from a corpus in an unfamiliar language. The course combines concept presentations, guided exercises, and weekly assignments. Teaching language: French. This course was taught in Autumn 2025.
Undergraduate course, Faculté des Lettres, Université de Lausanne, 2025
Co-taught the annual “Sound Systems” course for second- and third-year BA students (Spring semester, 6 ECTS), replacing an instructor. The course covers fundamental concepts in phonological theory and the analysis of sound systems, with applications to a variety of languages including French. For this semester, topics were adapted to include aspects of first- and second-language acquisition. Students explore phonological elements, segmental distribution, phonological processes, levels of representation, and different theoretical approaches such as classical generative, autosegmental, optimality, and usage-based phonology. Teaching language: French. Assessment is based on in-class quizzes and paired exercises. This course was taught in Spring 2025.
Undergraduate course, Faculté des Lettres, Université de Lausanne, 2023
Co-taught a methodological course in linguistics for second- and third-year BA students (Autumn semester, 2 ECTS). The course introduces students to research methods in language studies, including experimental and corpus data, ethical and technical considerations, statistical data analysis, theoretical interpretation, and the communication of research results. Teaching language: French. This course was given in Spring 2023, 2024, 2025, and will be given in 2026. Assessment is an oral exam.
Undergraduate course, Faculté des Lettres, Université de Lausanne, 2023
Co-taught an advanced phonetics course for second- and third-year BA students (Spring semester, 3 ECTS). The course focuses on the acoustic foundations of speech, perceptual phonetics, and experimental research methods. Students work on a collective research project exploring aspects of the vowel system in Romand varieties, including acoustic analysis with Praat and perceptual experiments using LingSurvey. Assessment is based on multiple practical exercises. Teaching language: French. This course was given in Spring 2023, 2024, 2025, and will be given in 2026.
